James Downing

1835 - 1887  (52 years)

James Downing

Family	Mary Chalk
Children	1. James Downing

Ann James

1801 -

Birth	1801
Family	Edward Downing           b. 2 Mar 1802
Married	17 Feb 1826	Mawgan, Cornwall, England
Children	1. Ann Downing           b. 1827   2. Rebecca Downing           c. 17 Aug 1831, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England   3. Stephen Downing           b. 1834   4. James Downing           b. 9 May 1835, Tregoose, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England   5. John Richard Downing           b. 1836   6. Edwin Downing           b. 1838   7. Mary Lavinia Downing           b. 1841   8. Alexander Mccoy Downing           b. 1844

Ann Downing

1827 -

Birth	1827
Christened	10 Jun 1827	Mawgan, Cornwall, England
Father	Edward Downing           b. 2 Mar 1802
Mother	Ann James           b. 1801
Married	17 Feb 1826	Mawgan, Cornwall, England

Rebecca Downing

1831 -

Christened	17 Aug 1831	Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England
Father	Edward Downing           b. 2 Mar 1802
Mother	Ann James           b. 1801
Married	17 Feb 1826	Mawgan, Cornwall, England

Stephen Downing

1834 -

Birth	1834
Christened	12 Nov 1834	Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England
Father	Edward Downing           b. 2 Mar 1802
Mother	Ann James           b. 1801
Married	17 Feb 1826	Mawgan, Cornwall, England

James Downing

1835 - 1887  (52 years)

Birth	9 May 1835	Tregoose, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England
Christened	31 May 1835	Mawgan, Cornwall, England
Died	7 Jun 1887	Kew, Victoria, Australia
Father	Edward Downing           b. 2 Mar 1802
Mother	Ann James           b. 1801
Married	17 Feb 1826	Mawgan, Cornwall, England
Family	Mary Ann Hill           b. 10 Sep 1846, Geelong West, (Formerly Ashby), Victoria, Australia
Married	1871	Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Edith Elizabeth Downing           b. 1871, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   2. William Edward Downing           b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   3. Ada Jane Downing           b. 1875, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   4. Harriet Maud Downing           b. 1876, Donald, Victoria, Australia   5. Ethel May Downing           b. 1883, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia

Mary Ann Hill

1846 - 1941  (95 years)

Birth	10 Sep 1846	Geelong West, (Formerly Ashby), Victoria, Australia
Died	27 Oct 1941	St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Father	William Hill           b. 06 Apr 1816
Mother	Harriet Pepper           b. 1885, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
Family	James Downing           b. 9 May 1835, Tregoose, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England
Married	1871	Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Edith Elizabeth Downing           b. 1871, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   2. William Edward Downing           b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   3. Ada Jane Downing           b. 1875, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   4. Harriet Maud Downing           b. 1876, Donald, Victoria, Australia   5. Ethel May Downing           b. 1883, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia

John Richard Downing

1836 -

Birth	1836
Christened	1 Jun 1836	Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England
Father	Edward Downing           b. 2 Mar 1802
Mother	Ann James           b. 1801
Married	17 Feb 1826	Mawgan, Cornwall, England

Edwin Downing

1838 -

Birth	1838
Christened	14 Nov 1838	Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England
Father	Edward Downing           b. 2 Mar 1802
Mother	Ann James           b. 1801
Married	17 Feb 1826	Mawgan, Cornwall, England

Mary Lavinia Downing

1841 -

Birth	1841
Christened	30 May 1841	Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England
Father	Edward Downing           b. 2 Mar 1802
Mother	Ann James           b. 1801
Married	17 Feb 1826	Mawgan, Cornwall, England

Alexander Mccoy Downing

1844 -

Birth	1844
Christened	22 Feb 1844	Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England
Father	Edward Downing           b. 2 Mar 1802
Mother	Ann James           b. 1801
Married	17 Feb 1826	Mawgan, Cornwall, England

Edward Downing

1802 - 1850  (48 years)

Birth	2 Mar 1802
Died	30 Mar 1850
Father	James Downing
Mother	Mary
Married	17 Jan 1826	Mawgan, Cornwall, England
Family	Ann James           b. 1801
Married	17 Feb 1826	Mawgan, Cornwall, England
Children	1. Ann Downing           b. 1827   2. Rebecca Downing           c. 17 Aug 1831, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England   3. Stephen Downing           b. 1834   4. James Downing           b. 9 May 1835, Tregoose, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England   5. John Richard Downing           b. 1836   6. Edwin Downing           b. 1838   7. Mary Lavinia Downing           b. 1841   8. Alexander Mccoy Downing           b. 1844

Ann James

1801 -

Birth	1801
Family	Edward Downing           b. 2 Mar 1802
Married	17 Feb 1826	Mawgan, Cornwall, England
Children	1. Ann Downing           b. 1827   2. Rebecca Downing           c. 17 Aug 1831, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England   3. Stephen Downing           b. 1834   4. James Downing           b. 9 May 1835, Tregoose, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England   5. John Richard Downing           b. 1836   6. Edwin Downing           b. 1838   7. Mary Lavinia Downing           b. 1841   8. Alexander Mccoy Downing           b. 1844

Mary Ann Hill

1846 - 1941  (95 years)

Birth	10 Sep 1846	Geelong West, (Formerly Ashby), Victoria, Australia
Died	27 Oct 1941	St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Father	William Hill           b. 06 Apr 1816
Mother	Harriet Pepper           b. 1885, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
Family	James Downing           b. 9 May 1835, Tregoose, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England
Married	1871	Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Edith Elizabeth Downing           b. 1871, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   2. William Edward Downing           b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   3. Ada Jane Downing           b. 1875, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   4. Harriet Maud Downing           b. 1876, Donald, Victoria, Australia   5. Ethel May Downing           b. 1883, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia

Edith Elizabeth Downing

1871 - 1872  (1 year)

Birth	1871	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Died	1872	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Father	James Downing           b. 9 May 1835, Tregoose, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England
Mother	Mary Ann Hill           b. 10 Sep 1846, Geelong West, (Formerly Ashby), Victoria, Australia
Married	1871	Victoria, Australia

William Edward Downing

1873 - 1943  (70 years)

Birth	1 Aug 1873	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Died	30 Aug 1943	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Father	James Downing           b. 9 May 1835, Tregoose, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England
Mother	Mary Ann Hill           b. 10 Sep 1846, Geelong West, (Formerly Ashby), Victoria, Australia
Married	1871	Victoria, Australia
Family 1	Dora Mansfield           b. 3 Nov 1872, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Married	08 May 1900	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Lillian Maude Downing           b. 21 Aug 1901, Southern Cross, Western Australia, Australia   2. William James Arnold Downing           b. 25 Oct 1902, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Family 2	Ethel Maria Butt           b. 02 Sep 1881, Mount Cale, Victoria, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1908
Children	1. Frank Victor Downing           b. 28 Dec 1908, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   2. George Edward Downing           b. 3 Dec 1910, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   3. Harold Leslie Downing           b. 10 Jan 1913, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   4. Arthur Norman Downing           b. 17 Sep 1916, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   5. Beata Gladys Downing           b. 15 May 1918, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   6. Ronald Charles Downing           b. 13 Sep 1920, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   7. Albert Edgar Downing           b. 20 May 1924, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Dora Mansfield

1872 - 1904  (31 years)

Birth	3 Nov 1872	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Died	13 Feb 1904	Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	14 Feb 1904	Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia, Australia
Father	William Mansfield
Mother	Lily Stafford
Family 1	William Edward Downing           b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Married	08 May 1900	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Lillian Maude Downing           b. 21 Aug 1901, Southern Cross, Western Australia, Australia   2. William James Arnold Downing           b. 25 Oct 1902, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Ethel Maria Butt

1881 - 1963  (81 years)

Birth	02 Sep 1881	Mount Cale, Victoria, Australia
Died	18 Jun 1963	Mitcham, Victoria, Australia
Father	James Butt           b. 12 Feb 1844, Gloucestershire, England
Relationship	Natural
Mother	Kezia Beata Knight           b. Apr 1846, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
Relationship	Natural
Family	William Edward Downing           b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Married	16 Apr 1908
Children	1. Frank Victor Downing           b. 28 Dec 1908, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   2. George Edward Downing           b. 3 Dec 1910, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   3. Harold Leslie Downing           b. 10 Jan 1913, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   4. Arthur Norman Downing           b. 17 Sep 1916, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   5. Beata Gladys Downing           b. 15 May 1918, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   6. Ronald Charles Downing           b. 13 Sep 1920, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia   7. Albert Edgar Downing           b. 20 May 1924, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Ada Jane Downing

1875 -

Birth	1875	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Father	James Downing           b. 9 May 1835, Tregoose, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England
Mother	Mary Ann Hill           b. 10 Sep 1846, Geelong West, (Formerly Ashby), Victoria, Australia
Married	1871	Victoria, Australia

Harriet Maud Downing

1876 -

Birth	1876	Donald, Victoria, Australia
Father	James Downing           b. 9 May 1835, Tregoose, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England
Mother	Mary Ann Hill           b. 10 Sep 1846, Geelong West, (Formerly Ashby), Victoria, Australia
Married	1871	Victoria, Australia

Ethel May Downing

1883 - 1884  (1 year)

Birth	1883	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Died	1884	Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
Father	James Downing           b. 9 May 1835, Tregoose, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England
Mother	Mary Ann Hill           b. 10 Sep 1846, Geelong West, (Formerly Ashby), Victoria, Australia
Married	1871	Victoria, Australia

• Name	James Downing  [1]
  Birth	9 May 1835	Tregoose, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England   [1]
  Christening	31 May 1835	Mawgan, Cornwall, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1851	Mawgan, Cornwall, England   [1]
  Death	7 Jun 1887	Kew, Victoria, Australia   [1]
  Age	52 years
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James Downing   (Great Grandfather)  Ann James           b. 1801  (Mother)
  Siblings	4 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Ann Downing           b. 1827   2. Rebecca Downing           c. 17 Aug 1831, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England   3. Stephen Downing           b. 1834   4. James Downing           b. 9 May 1835, Tregoose, Mawgan in Meneage, Cornwall, England           d. 7 Jun 1887, Kew, Victoria, Australia  (Age 52 years)      ▻ Mary Ann Hill,  m. 1871   5. John Richard Downing           b. 1836   6. Edwin Downing           b. 1838   7. Mary Lavinia Downing           b. 1841   8. Alexander Mccoy Downing           b. 1844
  Person ID	I154	Gardiner | Beverly Ruth White (I137)
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Edward Downing           b. 2 Mar 1802             d. 30 Mar 1850 (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Ann James           b. 1801
  Marriage	17 Feb 1826	Mawgan, Cornwall, England   [3]
  Age at Marriage	Edward : 23 years and 11 months - Ann : ~ 25 years and 2 months. (Were Married 24 years and 1 month).
  Family ID	F63	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Hill           b. 10 Sep 1846, Geelong West, (Formerly Ashby), Victoria, Australia           d. 27 Oct 1941, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	1871	Victoria, Australia
  	Marriage Reg No 373
  Age at Marriage	James : ~ 35 years and 7 months - Mary : ~ 24 years and 3 months. (Were Married ~ 16 years and 6 months).
  Children	1 son and 4 daughters
  01. Edith Elizabeth Downing           b. 1871, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia           d. 1872, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia (Age 1 year)   02. William Edward Downing           b. 1 Aug 1873, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia           d. 30 Aug 1943, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia (Age 70 years) ▻ Dora Mansfield  m. 08 May 1900;   Ethel Maria Butt  m. 16 Apr 1908   03. Ada Jane Downing           b. 1875, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   04. Harriet Maud Downing           b. 1876, Donald, Victoria, Australia   05. Ethel May Downing           b. 1883, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia           d. 1884, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S2] Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com, Database online. Record for William Edward Downing [S5] Online Source (URL), 24 Feb 2023, https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FB%2F950445894%2F1 (Reliability: 2). First name(s) James Last name Downing Gender Male Birth year 1835 Baptism year 1835 Baptism date 31 May 1835 Parish Mawgan in Meneage Father's first name(s) Edward Father's last name Downing Mother's first name(s) Ann Mother's last name - Relationship Son Place Mawgan in Meneage County Cornwall Country England Record set Cornwall Baptisms Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Parish Baptisms Collections from England, Great Britain [S5] Online Source (URL), 24 Feb 2023, https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FM%2F959108404%2F1. First name(s) Edward Last name Downing Birth year - Marriage year 1826 Marriage date 17 Jan 1826 Parish Mawgan in Meneage Place Mawgan in Meneage Groom's first name(s) Edward Groom's last name DOWNING Bride's first name(s) Ann Bride's last name JAMES County Cornwall Country England Record set Cornwall Marriages Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Parish Marriages Collections from England, Great Britain